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Colotis celimene

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Colotis celimene

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Colotis

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Colotis celimene, the lilac tip or magenta tip, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

The wingspan is 37–40 mm. The adults fly year-round, peaking from March to May.

The larva feed on Boscia albitrunca and Capparis species.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • C. c. celimene (Lucas, 1852) (Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi)
  • C. c. amina (Hewitson, 1866) (Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana (east), Swaziland, South Africa)
  • C. c. angusi Rothschild, 1921 (Niger, central and western Sudan)
  • C. c. pholoe (Wallengren, 1860) (Angola, western Botswana, Namibia)
  • C. c. praeclarus (Butler, 1886) (Ethiopia, Somalia)
  • C. c. sudanicus (Aurivillius, 1905) (eastern Senegal, Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, Niger to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan)
  • References

    Colotis celimene Wikipedia


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